Virgin auto throttle - notepad - fuel control switch oopsie
He was my next door neighbour. It not only engaged the flight control locks, it removed the propeller pitch locks. Had they pulled the throttles back, they would have been in deep manure.
Fortunately in those days pilots were taught all about systems, so when the lights came on they figured it out. No doubt preceded by a WTF? moment, as the checklist hadn't thought of that scenario.
Fortunately in those days pilots were taught all about systems, so when the lights came on they figured it out. No doubt preceded by a WTF? moment, as the checklist hadn't thought of that scenario.
If he figured it out eventually without having silenced a warning horn with the CB, followed by the girls coming in to tell him what was happening to the aircraft and all the passengers back there knowing what was happening as clear as a hand (or something) in front of their faces then he's probably ahead. At least he wasn't totally immersed in breakfast and The Advertiser when it happened.
Speaking of systems knowledge, if the horn on the B737 sounds at cruise altitude it is NOT the CONFIG alert.
He was my next door neighbour. It not only engaged the flight control locks, it removed the propeller pitch locks. Had they pulled the throttles back, they would have been in deep manure.
Fortunately in those days pilots were taught all about systems, so when the lights came on they figured it out. No doubt preceded by a WTF? moment, as the checklist hadn't thought of that scenario.
Fortunately in those days pilots were taught all about systems, so when the lights came on they figured it out. No doubt preceded by a WTF? moment, as the checklist hadn't thought of that scenario.
As a VAA pilot an awakening for us all, but that's what aviation is all about, learning from others mistakes.
Flew the F27 but not in 1976 when VH-FCB made the news.
An article HERE regarding the F27 incident.
VALE the Aviation Safety Digest it lives HERE today, but the pilots of today have truly missed out on the excitement of receiving their own copy in the mail every 3 months!
VH-FCB history.
"This the one saying goodbye to wife, kids n mistress on the wireless?" - Perhaps another couple of mistakes to learn from!
Flew the F27 but not in 1976 when VH-FCB made the news.
An article HERE regarding the F27 incident.
VALE the Aviation Safety Digest it lives HERE today, but the pilots of today have truly missed out on the excitement of receiving their own copy in the mail every 3 months!
VH-FCB history.
"This the one saying goodbye to wife, kids n mistress on the wireless?" - Perhaps another couple of mistakes to learn from!
Last edited by ad-astra; 25th Jul 2023 at 01:20.
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